(19)
(11) EP 1 209 574 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22

(21) Application number: 01304845.9

(22) Date of filing: 01.06.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 13/40, G06F 13/38
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 24.11.2000 KR 2000055459
25.04.2001 US 843162

(71) Applicant: Q-tek International, LLC
Tacoma, Washington 98424 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Song, Kwon Sik
    Tacoma, Washington 98424 (US)
  • Lee, Kyu B.
    Tacoma, Washington 98422 (US)

(74) Representative: Spall, Christopher John 
Barker Brettell, 138 Hagley Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9PW
Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)

   


(54) USB computer memory drive


(57) A flash memory device for connecting to a USB defined computer system for storing and transferring data therebetween, including: (a) at least one flash memory module (60) for storing data; (b) a USB connector (22) for connecting to the computer system; (c) a microcontroller (30) for controlling the sending and receiving of data to and from the D-MINUS contact and the D-PLUS contact, respectively of the USB connector; (d) a decoder (50) for decoding an input address from the computer system into a selected flash memory signal; and (e) an external ROM (40) for storing a firmware program for controlling the operation of the flash memory device.






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